White Pine Gathering Circle

Community Design Unveiling and Feedback Sessions

SmokeSygnals has been working with the Wampanoag Consulting Alliance and the City of Boston through a community-driven process to develop the White Pine Gathering Circle, a Wampanoag-designed monument proposed for Franklin Park in Boston.

The monument’s story and design have been shaped through workshops with representatives from the Mashpee, Aquinnah, and Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribes. We are now ready to share the selected design with Tribal communities and gather feedback before it returns to the advisory committee for final review.

Wampanoag Tribal members and their families are invited to attend either of the following sessions. For questions, reach out to Steven Peters at steven@smokesygnals.com and please complete the RSVP form below to attend.

What to Expect

The same presentation will be shared at both community sessions. Attendees will:

• See the selected White Pine Gathering Circle monument design

• Learn about the Wampanoag-led process that shaped the project

• Hear the Creation Story and teachings reflected in the design

• Review the proposed features and Franklin Park location

• Ask questions and provide feedback before the design is finalized

Following both sessions, the advisory committee will review the feedback and decide whether any additional changes should be made. SmokeSygnals will then revise the monument design as directed before it is publicly unveiled in Boston.

Food and Door Prizes

Food will be provided at both sessions.

Door prizes will feature artwork by Wampanoag artists Hartman Deetz and Ryan Derby.

Who May Attend

These sessions are open to Wampanoag Tribal members and their families.

We hope you will join us to see what the community has created and help guide the final development of this important monument.

This work is made possible through the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture’s Un-monument initiative, supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.